Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[JC99]

Tamou inked a two-year deal with the Tigers in September, and knew the Panthers would struggle to retain all their talent.

He said Crichton, who is holding out for a better three-year deal, was worth every penny. He also hoped ''freak'' Laurie - and Josh Mansour - would be released and given the chance to join him at the Tigers a year early.

https://www.google.com.au/amp/s/amp.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/the-poor-guy-had-demons-tamou-feels-for-mate-naden-after-drug-shock-20201215-p56nqj.html

There must be some truth to us being interested in Mansour. Wouldn’t have mentioned it otherwise.

It sounded like we were in negotiations a bit ago, just couldn’t agree on a contract length and tigers held their ground

 

[JC99]

Would definitely give Stephen Crichton a good pay day to come here. Freak athlete, natural footballer and will stay one of the games best for a good while. Would be a cracking fullback

 

[Harvey]

Getting B.Smith will be the difference between us being a top 4 side or being a bottom 8 side for the next 10 years.
Imo we can't wait 3yrs to see if one of our current 9s is a rep player then go looking for one if they're not.

This is the biggest get the club could pull off for a long time

Disagree - he is not as good a DH as Liddle - good at a lot of other things but his passing from the ruck is rank.

Thats why he plays for NZ and Liddle struggles to make a side that has finished out of the 8 for 2 decades

If you think Smiths passing from the ruck, or speed from the ruck is better than Liddle - you are delusional.

Besides Liddle can't play for NZ - he is not a NZ'er.

If you think Liddle is a better player you're beyond delusional

So why has he played for the jr Kiwis, New Zealand and New Zealand Maori if he's not a Kiwi?

Liddle was an Aust Schoolboy star. He has been sought after by Manly, Canterbury and ironically the Storm but always stuck with WTs. Smith is a fine player but more a running and impact forward. Liddle has a great pass from dummy half and is super quick.

Lot's of Australian schoolboy stars now laying pipes on the side of the road. Schoolboy stars are a dime a dozen and don't matter once you hit the NRL.
I have a great pass and I'm super quick too.
I'll take Smith over Liddle in any position, different league of player.

But Liddle isn't laying pipes or digging ditches. To come back from such a severe injury and perform so well is a high achievement. Comparing Liddle and Smith won't get you far as they are different types of player. If Smith were at our club there is every indication he would be played from the interchange as a running impact forward. Liddle and Simpkin would still be our hookers.

For me, Liddle is a future Captain. He is articulate and in every interview I have heard, he is impressive.

I’m not seeing it with Liddle. In my opinion hd has been prone to injury and shows flashes at best. Haven’t seen him play an 80 minute game where I’d say he was man of the match. Mbye is good in front of a microphone too.

You'll eat your words with Liddle. Every great attacking move this season will start from a 10/10 spiral pass out in front to the first receiver from dummy half. He's not quite Aaron Smith (All Blacks) good on the ground pass, but he's as close as I've seen in this era of NRL.

He had good service but so does any half decent hooker. I hope he can do a whole lot more than just pass off the ground, all the best hookers in the game right now are all over the field.

I think Liddle is a good player. I also think he gets over hyped a lot on the forum. His defence is a little iffy and he has an error in him, want to see more of his running game too. In saying that if he stays on the field this year he’ll be good for us I reckon. He’s got all the attributes to be a real good hooker just needs to put it all together, hopefully he learned off Harry

Our team hasn’t had good dummy half service for the last 15 years. We have had creative dummy halves, but not one that can fire quick, crisp, accurate long passes first touch off the ground

 

[twentyforty]

If Panthers heavily subsidised the deal and release Laurie early I'm onboard with taking Mansour. He won't hurt our depth. There is bound to be injuries or players dropped for under-performance. It also sets our roster and with the leftover money in the bank we can front end some contracts giving us an amazing advantage coming into 2022, especially when more money becomes available.

With the abundance of young talented players, Panthers had no choice but to start shedding older players. WT need to be careful which of them are a good fit. Mansour may be an inspirational guy to have around the joint but atm we need AJ or Crichton more imo.

 

[BAGNF05]

Getting B.Smith will be the difference between us being a top 4 side or being a bottom 8 side for the next 10 years.
Imo we can't wait 3yrs to see if one of our current 9s is a rep player then go looking for one if they're not.

This is the biggest get the club could pull off for a long time

Disagree - he is not as good a DH as Liddle - good at a lot of other things but his passing from the ruck is rank.

Thats why he plays for NZ and Liddle struggles to make a side that has finished out of the 8 for 2 decades

If you think Smiths passing from the ruck, or speed from the ruck is better than Liddle - you are delusional.

Besides Liddle can't play for NZ - he is not a NZ'er.

If you think Liddle is a better player you're beyond delusional

So why has he played for the jr Kiwis, New Zealand and New Zealand Maori if he's not a Kiwi?

Liddle was an Aust Schoolboy star. He has been sought after by Manly, Canterbury and ironically the Storm but always stuck with WTs. Smith is a fine player but more a running and impact forward. Liddle has a great pass from dummy half and is super quick.

Lot's of Australian schoolboy stars now laying pipes on the side of the road. Schoolboy stars are a dime a dozen and don't matter once you hit the NRL.
I have a great pass and I'm super quick too.
I'll take Smith over Liddle in any position, different league of player.

But Liddle isn't laying pipes or digging ditches. To come back from such a severe injury and perform so well is a high achievement. Comparing Liddle and Smith won't get you far as they are different types of player. If Smith were at our club there is every indication he would be played from the interchange as a running impact forward. Liddle and Simpkin would still be our hookers.

For me, Liddle is a future Captain. He is articulate and in every interview I have heard, he is impressive.

I’m not seeing it with Liddle. In my opinion hd has been prone to injury and shows flashes at best. Haven’t seen him play an 80 minute game where I’d say he was man of the match. Mbye is good in front of a microphone too.

You'll eat your words with Liddle. Every great attacking move this season will start from a 10/10 spiral pass out in front to the first receiver from dummy half. He's not quite Aaron Smith (All Blacks) good on the ground pass, but he's as close as I've seen in this era of NRL.

He had good service but so does any half decent hooker. I hope he can do a whole lot more than just pass off the ground, all the best hookers in the game right now are all over the field.

I think Liddle is a good player. I also think he gets over hyped a lot on the forum. His defence is a little iffy and he has an error in him, want to see more of his running game too. In saying that if he stays on the field this year he’ll be good for us I reckon. He’s got all the attributes to be a real good hooker just needs to put it all together, hopefully he learned off Harry

Our team hasn’t had good dummy half service for the last 15 years. We have had creative dummy halves, but not one that can fire quick, crisp, accurate long passes first touch off the ground

That’s just not how hookers play any more, most of the time they try to engage a marker and create a hole for the big men in behind the ruck. Especially with the new rules it’s all down Main Street. Teams who refused to play direct were hopeless last year (Bulldogs/Dragons/Broncs)

 

[tony soprano]

https://twitter.com/mrchrisnico/status/1338956784384425987?s=21

 

[avocadoontoast]

Tamou inked a two-year deal with the Tigers in September, and knew the Panthers would struggle to retain all their talent.

He said Crichton, who is holding out for a better three-year deal, was worth every penny. He also hoped ''freak'' Laurie - and Josh Mansour - would be released and given the chance to join him at the Tigers a year early.

https://www.google.com.au/amp/s/amp.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/the-poor-guy-had-demons-tamou-feels-for-mate-naden-after-drug-shock-20201215-p56nqj.html

There must be some truth to us being interested in Mansour. Wouldn’t have mentioned it otherwise.

It sounded like we were in negotiations a bit ago, just couldn’t agree on a contract length and tigers held their ground

Sounds like Tamou is pushing for Mansour.

 

[earl]

He seems a good bloke too.


I think madge doesn’t mind a veteran winger and he knows how to pick them (lote).

I think beyond the preconceived opinions of him on here you will find he has more upside than AJ.

https://youtu.be/uH1hlrEAjV4

More upside than AJ? Seriously, how?

AJ had like 4 or 5 games while showed improvement hasn’t totally proven himself.

Mansour has established himself played finals and still got it.

Pretty clear I thought

Not much upside to a 30 year old outside back. lots of upside to a 20 year old who’s only played a handful of games.

Two players with most expectations are Momo and AJ. Momo will be captain next year if he stays healthy.

I like AJ but I don't think Momo will be getting more game time than when he was in Melbourne. Slow, small centre with really good fundamentals of playing rugby league. I can't see him having a long career in the NRL but he is a great value for money player in a top team if you don't have talented centres.

 

[earl]

Getting B.Smith will be the difference between us being a top 4 side or being a bottom 8 side for the next 10 years.
Imo we can't wait 3yrs to see if one of our current 9s is a rep player then go looking for one if they're not.

This is the biggest get the club could pull off for a long time

Disagree - he is not as good a DH as Liddle - good at a lot of other things but his passing from the ruck is rank.

Thats why he plays for NZ and Liddle struggles to make a side that has finished out of the 8 for 2 decades

If you think Smiths passing from the ruck, or speed from the ruck is better than Liddle - you are delusional.

Besides Liddle can't play for NZ - he is not a NZ'er.

If you think Liddle is a better player you're beyond delusional

So why has he played for the jr Kiwis, New Zealand and New Zealand Maori if he's not a Kiwi?

Liddle was an Aust Schoolboy star. He has been sought after by Manly, Canterbury and ironically the Storm but always stuck with WTs. Smith is a fine player but more a running and impact forward. Liddle has a great pass from dummy half and is super quick.

Lot's of Australian schoolboy stars now laying pipes on the side of the road. Schoolboy stars are a dime a dozen and don't matter once you hit the NRL.
I have a great pass and I'm super quick too.
I'll take Smith over Liddle in any position, different league of player.

But Liddle isn't laying pipes or digging ditches. To come back from such a severe injury and perform so well is a high achievement. Comparing Liddle and Smith won't get you far as they are different types of player. If Smith were at our club there is every indication he would be played from the interchange as a running impact forward. Liddle and Simpkin would still be our hookers.

For me, Liddle is a future Captain. He is articulate and in every interview I have heard, he is impressive.

I’m not seeing it with Liddle. In my opinion hd has been prone to injury and shows flashes at best. Haven’t seen him play an 80 minute game where I’d say he was man of the match. Mbye is good in front of a microphone too.

You'll eat your words with Liddle. Every great attacking move this season will start from a 10/10 spiral pass out in front to the first receiver from dummy half. He's not quite Aaron Smith (All Blacks) good on the ground pass, but he's as close as I've seen in this era of NRL.

I like your confidence and he has all the skills. The thing that Grant showed though was that all the skills are less important than having that footy nous. I haven't seen that from Liddle yet.

 

[earl]

He seems a good bloke too.


I think madge doesn’t mind a veteran winger and he knows how to pick them (lote).

I think beyond the preconceived opinions of him on here you will find he has more upside than AJ.

https://youtu.be/uH1hlrEAjV4

More upside than AJ? Seriously, how?

AJ had like 4 or 5 games while showed improvement hasn’t totally proven himself.

Mansour has established himself played finals and still got it.

Pretty clear I thought

Not much upside to a 30 year old outside back. lots of upside to a 20 year old who’s only played a handful of games.

Two players with most expectations are Momo and AJ. Momo will be captain next year if he stays healthy.

No he won't.

I can't believe how highly Momo gets rated. I mean captain. He is a fringe first grader.

 

[Russell]

I reckon he is coming


https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=uuZmnsLt6B8

Trouble is, it was 4 years ago.

Any resemblance to that player now is purely coincidental.

Just let him be and go from the Riff to the "old men's home."

 

[JC99]

Getting B.Smith will be the difference between us being a top 4 side or being a bottom 8 side for the next 10 years.
Imo we can't wait 3yrs to see if one of our current 9s is a rep player then go looking for one if they're not.

This is the biggest get the club could pull off for a long time

Disagree - he is not as good a DH as Liddle - good at a lot of other things but his passing from the ruck is rank.

Thats why he plays for NZ and Liddle struggles to make a side that has finished out of the 8 for 2 decades

If you think Smiths passing from the ruck, or speed from the ruck is better than Liddle - you are delusional.

Besides Liddle can't play for NZ - he is not a NZ'er.

If you think Liddle is a better player you're beyond delusional

So why has he played for the jr Kiwis, New Zealand and New Zealand Maori if he's not a Kiwi?

Liddle was an Aust Schoolboy star. He has been sought after by Manly, Canterbury and ironically the Storm but always stuck with WTs. Smith is a fine player but more a running and impact forward. Liddle has a great pass from dummy half and is super quick.

Lot's of Australian schoolboy stars now laying pipes on the side of the road. Schoolboy stars are a dime a dozen and don't matter once you hit the NRL.
I have a great pass and I'm super quick too.
I'll take Smith over Liddle in any position, different league of player.

But Liddle isn't laying pipes or digging ditches. To come back from such a severe injury and perform so well is a high achievement. Comparing Liddle and Smith won't get you far as they are different types of player. If Smith were at our club there is every indication he would be played from the interchange as a running impact forward. Liddle and Simpkin would still be our hookers.

For me, Liddle is a future Captain. He is articulate and in every interview I have heard, he is impressive.

I’m not seeing it with Liddle. In my opinion hd has been prone to injury and shows flashes at best. Haven’t seen him play an 80 minute game where I’d say he was man of the match. Mbye is good in front of a microphone too.

You'll eat your words with Liddle. Every great attacking move this season will start from a 10/10 spiral pass out in front to the first receiver from dummy half. He's not quite Aaron Smith (All Blacks) good on the ground pass, but he's as close as I've seen in this era of NRL.

He had good service but so does any half decent hooker. I hope he can do a whole lot more than just pass off the ground, all the best hookers in the game right now are all over the field.

I think Liddle is a good player. I also think he gets over hyped a lot on the forum. His defence is a little iffy and he has an error in him, want to see more of his running game too. In saying that if he stays on the field this year he’ll be good for us I reckon. He’s got all the attributes to be a real good hooker just needs to put it all together, hopefully he learned off Harry

Our team hasn’t had good dummy half service for the last 15 years. We have had creative dummy halves, but not one that can fire quick, crisp, accurate long passes first touch off the ground

That’s because we haven’t had any good hookers besides Robbie. Harry has excellent passing and showed that this year too. With the new rules you want your hooker jumping out and creating opportunities I think

 

[Russell]

He seems a good bloke too.


I think madge doesn’t mind a veteran winger and he knows how to pick them (lote).

I think beyond the preconceived opinions of him on here you will find he has more upside than AJ.

https://youtu.be/uH1hlrEAjV4

More upside than AJ? Seriously, how?

AJ had like 4 or 5 games while showed improvement hasn’t totally proven himself.

Mansour has established himself played finals and still got it.

Pretty clear I thought

As clear as a mirror smeared with Vaseline.

 

[JC99]

Tamou inked a two-year deal with the Tigers in September, and knew the Panthers would struggle to retain all their talent.

He said Crichton, who is holding out for a better three-year deal, was worth every penny. He also hoped ''freak'' Laurie - and Josh Mansour - would be released and given the chance to join him at the Tigers a year early.

https://www.google.com.au/amp/s/amp.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/the-poor-guy-had-demons-tamou-feels-for-mate-naden-after-drug-shock-20201215-p56nqj.html

There must be some truth to us being interested in Mansour. Wouldn’t have mentioned it otherwise.

It sounded like we were in negotiations a bit ago, just couldn’t agree on a contract length and tigers held their ground

Sounds like Tamou is pushing for Mansour.

Trying to help his buddy I guess haha. I think he’ll stay on our radar for a while but they won’t rush into it. The longer they leave it the more desperate Mansour and Penrith become which would lead to a deal more favourable for us. Don’t really want to sign him but maybe if we can get Laurie too it would be okay

 

[Russell]

Getting B.Smith will be the difference between us being a top 4 side or being a bottom 8 side for the next 10 years.
Imo we can't wait 3yrs to see if one of our current 9s is a rep player then go looking for one if they're not.

This is the biggest get the club could pull off for a long time

Disagree - he is not as good a DH as Liddle - good at a lot of other things but his passing from the ruck is rank.

Thats why he plays for NZ and Liddle struggles to make a side that has finished out of the 8 for 2 decades

If you think Smiths passing from the ruck, or speed from the ruck is better than Liddle - you are delusional.

Besides Liddle can't play for NZ - he is not a NZ'er.

If you think Liddle is a better player you're beyond delusional

So why has he played for the jr Kiwis, New Zealand and New Zealand Maori if he's not a Kiwi?

Liddle was an Aust Schoolboy star. He has been sought after by Manly, Canterbury and ironically the Storm but always stuck with WTs. Smith is a fine player but more a running and impact forward. Liddle has a great pass from dummy half and is super quick.

Lot's of Australian schoolboy stars now laying pipes on the side of the road. Schoolboy stars are a dime a dozen and don't matter once you hit the NRL.
I have a great pass and I'm super quick too.
I'll take Smith over Liddle in any position, different league of player.

But Liddle isn't laying pipes or digging ditches. To come back from such a severe injury and perform so well is a high achievement. Comparing Liddle and Smith won't get you far as they are different types of player. If Smith were at our club there is every indication he would be played from the interchange as a running impact forward. Liddle and Simpkin would still be our hookers.

For me, Liddle is a future Captain. He is articulate and in every interview I have heard, he is impressive.

I’m not seeing it with Liddle. In my opinion hd has been prone to injury and shows flashes at best. Haven’t seen him play an 80 minute game where I’d say he was man of the match. Mbye is good in front of a microphone too.

Oh! good - we'll get Mbye to take the microphone on the field with him - he needs all the help he can get.

As the opposition is running towards the tryline to score - he can talk them to death.

 

[Russell]

Getting B.Smith will be the difference between us being a top 4 side or being a bottom 8 side for the next 10 years.
Imo we can't wait 3yrs to see if one of our current 9s is a rep player then go looking for one if they're not.

This is the biggest get the club could pull off for a long time

Disagree - he is not as good a DH as Liddle - good at a lot of other things but his passing from the ruck is rank.

Thats why he plays for NZ and Liddle struggles to make a side that has finished out of the 8 for 2 decades

If you think Smiths passing from the ruck, or speed from the ruck is better than Liddle - you are delusional.

Besides Liddle can't play for NZ - he is not a NZ'er.

If you think Liddle is a better player you're beyond delusional

So why has he played for the jr Kiwis, New Zealand and New Zealand Maori if he's not a Kiwi?

Liddle was an Aust Schoolboy star. He has been sought after by Manly, Canterbury and ironically the Storm but always stuck with WTs. Smith is a fine player but more a running and impact forward. Liddle has a great pass from dummy half and is super quick.

Lot's of Australian schoolboy stars now laying pipes on the side of the road. Schoolboy stars are a dime a dozen and don't matter once you hit the NRL.
I have a great pass and I'm super quick too.
I'll take Smith over Liddle in any position, different league of player.

But Liddle isn't laying pipes or digging ditches. To come back from such a severe injury and perform so well is a high achievement. Comparing Liddle and Smith won't get you far as they are different types of player. If Smith were at our club there is every indication he would be played from the interchange as a running impact forward. Liddle and Simpkin would still be our hookers.

For me, Liddle is a future Captain. He is articulate and in every interview I have heard, he is impressive.

I’m not seeing it with Liddle. In my opinion hd has been prone to injury and shows flashes at best. Haven’t seen him play an 80 minute game where I’d say he was man of the match. Mbye is good in front of a microphone too.

You'll eat your words with Liddle. Every great attacking move this season will start from a 10/10 spiral pass out in front to the first receiver from dummy half. He's not quite Aaron Smith (All Blacks) good on the ground pass, but he's as close as I've seen in this era of NRL.

Where are all of you Liddle fans seeing these highlights? He's played like 2 games a season for the past 3 years and in none has he started.

He has played 43 NRL games Mate.

He played 6 this year.

 

[Speed2burn]

I think I am willing to wait until 2022 to get Lauries services if it meant not getting Mansour on a lengthy contract... he’s even smaller than Nofa, and not getting any younger

 

[Russell]

Getting B.Smith will be the difference between us being a top 4 side or being a bottom 8 side for the next 10 years.
Imo we can't wait 3yrs to see if one of our current 9s is a rep player then go looking for one if they're not.

This is the biggest get the club could pull off for a long time

Disagree - he is not as good a DH as Liddle - good at a lot of other things but his passing from the ruck is rank.

Thats why he plays for NZ and Liddle struggles to make a side that has finished out of the 8 for 2 decades

If you think Smiths passing from the ruck, or speed from the ruck is better than Liddle - you are delusional.

Besides Liddle can't play for NZ - he is not a NZ'er.

If you think Liddle is a better player you're beyond delusional

So why has he played for the jr Kiwis, New Zealand and New Zealand Maori if he's not a Kiwi?

Liddle was an Aust Schoolboy star. He has been sought after by Manly, Canterbury and ironically the Storm but always stuck with WTs. Smith is a fine player but more a running and impact forward. Liddle has a great pass from dummy half and is super quick.

Lot's of Australian schoolboy stars now laying pipes on the side of the road. Schoolboy stars are a dime a dozen and don't matter once you hit the NRL.
I have a great pass and I'm super quick too.
I'll take Smith over Liddle in any position, different league of player.

But Liddle isn't laying pipes or digging ditches. To come back from such a severe injury and perform so well is a high achievement. Comparing Liddle and Smith won't get you far as they are different types of player. If Smith were at our club there is every indication he would be played from the interchange as a running impact forward. Liddle and Simpkin would still be our hookers.

For me, Liddle is a future Captain. He is articulate and in every interview I have heard, he is impressive.

I’m not seeing it with Liddle. In my opinion hd has been prone to injury and shows flashes at best. Haven’t seen him play an 80 minute game where I’d say he was man of the match. Mbye is good in front of a microphone too.

You'll eat your words with Liddle. Every great attacking move this season will start from a 10/10 spiral pass out in front to the first receiver from dummy half. He's not quite Aaron Smith (All Blacks) good on the ground pass, but he's as close as I've seen in this era of NRL.

He had good service but so does any half decent hooker. I hope he can do a whole lot more than just pass off the ground, all the best hookers in the game right now are all over the field.

I think Liddle is a good player. I also think he gets over hyped a lot on the forum. His defence is a little iffy and he has an error in him, want to see more of his running game too. In saying that if he stays on the field this year he’ll be good for us I reckon. He’s got all the attributes to be a real good hooker just needs to put it all together, hopefully he learned off Harry

Me too and Melbourne are hoping he taught Harry how to assess and pass (he is one of the top 5 in the NRL at this imo).

 

[Russell]

Getting B.Smith will be the difference between us being a top 4 side or being a bottom 8 side for the next 10 years.
Imo we can't wait 3yrs to see if one of our current 9s is a rep player then go looking for one if they're not.

This is the biggest get the club could pull off for a long time

Disagree - he is not as good a DH as Liddle - good at a lot of other things but his passing from the ruck is rank.

Thats why he plays for NZ and Liddle struggles to make a side that has finished out of the 8 for 2 decades

If you think Smiths passing from the ruck, or speed from the ruck is better than Liddle - you are delusional.

Besides Liddle can't play for NZ - he is not a NZ'er.

If you think Liddle is a better player you're beyond delusional

So why has he played for the jr Kiwis, New Zealand and New Zealand Maori if he's not a Kiwi?

Liddle was an Aust Schoolboy star. He has been sought after by Manly, Canterbury and ironically the Storm but always stuck with WTs. Smith is a fine player but more a running and impact forward. Liddle has a great pass from dummy half and is super quick.

Lot's of Australian schoolboy stars now laying pipes on the side of the road. Schoolboy stars are a dime a dozen and don't matter once you hit the NRL.
I have a great pass and I'm super quick too.
I'll take Smith over Liddle in any position, different league of player.

But Liddle isn't laying pipes or digging ditches. To come back from such a severe injury and perform so well is a high achievement. Comparing Liddle and Smith won't get you far as they are different types of player. If Smith were at our club there is every indication he would be played from the interchange as a running impact forward. Liddle and Simpkin would still be our hookers.

For me, Liddle is a future Captain. He is articulate and in every interview I have heard, he is impressive.

I’m not seeing it with Liddle. In my opinion hd has been prone to injury and shows flashes at best. Haven’t seen him play an 80 minute game where I’d say he was man of the match. Mbye is good in front of a microphone too.

You'll eat your words with Liddle. Every great attacking move this season will start from a 10/10 spiral pass out in front to the first receiver from dummy half. He's not quite Aaron Smith (All Blacks) good on the ground pass, but he's as close as I've seen in this era of NRL.

Agree. His service is criminally underrated. Cameron Smith has the body of an accountant but always puts the ball where it needs to be, its harder than people think.

Can hit plodder on chest. Hardly a resume.

?? yes agree. But if you had to pick one attribute for a hooker what would it be? The bloke is in the team to make every ptb and pass it to the correct player. We can't be a team of champions, therefore we must be a champion team. Everyone knows their role

Good luck to the kid. I hope I’m wrong but I’m quietly backing Simpkin to win the job.

Don't put all your money then - I'd hate to see you go bankrupt.

 

[Tiger5150]

I think I am willing to wait until 2022 to get Lauries services if it meant not getting Mansour on a lengthy contract... he’s even smaller than Nofa, and not getting any younger

Exactly.

Also everyone who is saying that we should take Mansour if it means we get Laurie early need to consider this...

We are getting Laurie anyway. Taking Mansour means Penrith can probably keep Chrichton and cost us a crack at attracting him.